Upcoming Events
2011-2012 Speaker Series
John Hope Bryant
When: 10/25/2011 at 7:30 a.m.
Where: IALR
A Young Global Leader for the World Economic Forum, an Oprah's Angel Network award recipient, a TIME Magazine 50 (Leaders) for the Future (94'), John Hope Bryant is an entrepreneur, the founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Operation HOPE now operational in 70 U.S. communities and South Africa. Operation HOPE has served more than one million individuals and raised approximately $900 million in economic activity for the underserved. READ MORE...
Majora Carter
When: 3/6/2012 at 6:30 p.m.
Where: IALR
Majora Carter is a visionary voice in city planning who views urban renewal through an environmental lens. The South Bronx native draws a direct connection between ecological, economic and social degradation. Hence her motto: "Green the ghetto!"
With her inspired ideas and fierce persistence, Carter managed to bring the South Bronx its first open-waterfront park in 60 years, Hunts Point Riverside Park. Then she scored $1.25 million in federal funds for a greenway along the South Bronx waterfront, bringing the neighborhood open space, pedestrian and bike paths, and space for mixed-use economic development. READ MORE ...
Hill Harper
When: 4/24/2012 at 6:30 p.m.
Where: IALR
Hill Harper, star of hit television show CSI: NY, also serves as spokesman for Big Brothers, Big Sisters. He recently launched the nonprofit, Manifest Your Destiny, that is dedicated to providing underserved youth a path to empowerment and educational excellence through academic programming, college access skills and personal development.
Hill knew early on that education is the key to unlock potential and open doors. He pursued his education with a passion and determination that resulted in him graduating Magna Cum Laude from Brown University. But not satisfied with that success, he went on to earn graduate degrees in Law and Public Administration from Harvard University. READ MORE...
2010-2011 Speaker Series
Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) is located at 150 Slayton Avenue, Danville, VA 24520. Click here for a map.
Dr. Vaughn Grisham
When: 3/8/2011 at 7:30 a.m.
Where: IALR
Presentation: "Ordinary People Achieving Extraordinary Communities"
Dr. Vaughn Grisham serves as Director of the McLean Institute for Community Development and Professor of Sociology at the University of Mississippi. Grisham is an expert on community leadership development and has worked directly with more than 300 U.S. counties, 35 states, 2 Canadian provinces and twice for Russian communities. READ MORE...
John Forte
When: 1/11/2011 at 6:30 p.m.
Where: IALR
Presentation: "Personal and Community Change is Possible"
Dan Heath
When: 10/26/2010 at 7:30 a.m.
Where: IALR
Presentation: "Switch It On"
Dan Heath is a Senior Fellow at Duke University's CASE center, which supports social entrepreneurs. He is the co-author of Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard, which debuted at #1 on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists. The Heath brothers previously co-wrote the critically acclaimed book Made to Stick, which was named the Best Business Book of the Year, spent 24 months on the BusinessWeek bestseller list, and has been translated into 29 languages, the last of which was Slovak. READ MORE...